Radicalization

Learning From Bin Laden's Death

Arie Kruglanski | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Osama Bin Laden Dead, Al-Qaeda, Radicalization, Al Qaida, War on Terror, Terrorism, Bin Laden, Al-Qaida, Deradicalization, Extremism, Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, Politics News
Arie Kruglanski

Are we safer now than we were before the launch of our massive counterterrorism effort?

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Confronting Neo-Nazi And Skinhead Fanaticism In Northern Europe?

Kemal Argon | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Islam, Interreligious Understanding, Anti-Terrorism, Radicalization, Fanaticism, Neo-Nazis, Interfaith Relations, Radical Islam, Skinheads, Interfaith Dialogue, Interreligious Dialogue, Extremism, Lone-Wolf Terror, Right-Wing Extremism, Judaism, Christianity, Brevik, Jews, Christians, Muslims, Interfaith, Religion News
Kemal Argon

This kind of interfaith work might be compared to throwing a small stone into a pond: there is usually not a big splash but the ripples slowly proceed everywhere, bringing their important message.

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Frankfurt Airport Shooter Enraged By Film 'Redacted' The Night Before Attack

AP | By CLAUDIA ISABEL RITTEL | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Frankfurt Airport Shooter, Radicalization, Terrorism, Lone Wolf Terrorist, Frankfurt Airport Attack, Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt Airport Shooting, World News

FRANKFURT, Germany -- A man on trial for killing two U.S. airmen at Frankfurt Airport harbored anti-American feelings and spoke of violence about a ye...

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A Dark Day For America

Rabbi Gerald Serotta | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter King Hearings, Peter King, Islam, Peter King Muslim Hearings, Radicalization, Muslim Radicalization Hearings, Muslim Hearings, Muslim Americans, Religious Minorities, Jewish Muslim Relations, Religion News
Rabbi Gerald Serotta

King's hearings lead our country down a dark and dangerous path of demonization that threatens all of what America stands for, that which has uniquely allowed us to thrive as a minority here.

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Law Enforcement And Muslim Communities In LA: A Lesson For Rep. King?

Mary Slosson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Muslim, Radicalization, Counterterrorism, Muslim Americans, Sheriff Baca, Muslims, Lapd, Rep. King, House Radicalization Hearings, Los Angeles, King Hearings, Islam, Religion News
Mary Slosson

The unit consists of seven members, not all Muslim, doing everything from internal education within the LAPD about Islam and Muslim culture to community education on issues like domestic violence and hate crimes.

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King Hearings Are Inconsistent With First Amendment Values

Kate Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Radicalization, Peter King, Peter King Islam, First Amendment, Peter King Muslims, Islamophobia, Peter King Muslim Radicalization Hearing, Religious Freedom, Mccarthyism, Politics News
Kate Martin

Consistent with First Amendment values, congressional committees should not use their government power to target individuals or communities based on their religious beliefs.

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Open Letter To Congressman Peter King

Frank Fredericks | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter King, Radicalization, Rep. Peter King, Muslim Americans, Hearings, Islam, Religion News
Frank Fredericks

While terrorism and violence in all forms are threats to American national security, singling out any one community for inquiry is not only a failed approach to policy, but it is un-American.

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Muslim 'Radicalization' Hearings Are Wrong And Misguided

Joshua Stanton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Political News, Islamophobia, Fox News, Islam, Radicalization, Rep. Peter King, Red Scares, Judaism, Islam Hearings, American Muslims, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Congressional Hearings, Religion News
Joshua Stanton

An effort is currently underway to hold a public hearing in Congress on the "radicalization" of Muslim Americans. This is both troubling and dumbfounding.

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The Adventures of Itamar Marcus and the Hamas Bunny: Palestine at Play

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Media Watch, Islam, Senate Appropriations Committee, Itamar Marcus, Radicalization, Terrorism, Childrens-Rights-Institute, Amos Oz, Islamic Extremists, Sucide Bomber, Hamas, Palestinian Authority, Yasser Arafat, Brooke Goldstein, Counterterrorism, Martyr, Farfour, Hillary Clinton, Muslim, Israel, Richard Horowitz ESQ, Politics News
Qanta Ahmed, MD

I was humbled. Itamar's draining, devastating work was ultimately about an Israeli Jew who cared deeply about Muslim children, a lone green shoot of hope sprouting forth from lakes of blood.

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My Senate Armed Services Testimony: A Bottom-Up Approach to Extremist De-Radicalization

Scott Atran | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Senate Armed Services Committee, Science-Based Field Research, Radicalization, De-Radicalization, World News
Scott Atran

What inspires many lethal terrorists in the world today is a thrilling cause and call to action that promises glory and esteem in the eyes of friends and eternal respect that they will never live to enjoy.

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A Role for Muslim Americans in Preventing Extremism?

Parvez Ahmed | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Radicalism, Terrorism, American Muslims, Human Rights, Radicalization, Muslim Americans, 9/11, Muslim American Community, Politics News
Parvez Ahmed

Inculcating a pride in citizenship and the responsibility of stewardship within Muslim youth is a message that needs to be reinforced-from the mosque pulpit to the kitchen table.

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Another Homegrown Terrorism Case

Lydia Khalil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boston, Homegrown Terrorists, Radicalization, New York, Counterterrorism, Terrorism, War on Terrorism, Denver, World News
Lydia Khalil

Just because homegrown plots constitute the majority of those uncovered doesn't mean that homegrown terrorism is the greatest threat.

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